Hatfield, PA is a small town in Montgomery County that has seen recent growth. As the local population has grown so too has the interest in politics. The citizens of Hatfield are passionate about their political beliefs and take part in many different activities to make their voice heard. For example, locals will often attend community meetings to discuss current events and express their views on local issues. At these meetings, residents can learn more about current political leaders, like our mayor and members of our borough council, as well as upcoming ballot initiatives or candidates vying for office. The citizens of Hatfield strive to make sure their voices and opinions are heard at all levels of government which helps to ensure that their concerns are taken into account when making decisions that affect the entire community.
The political climate in Hatfield township, PA is somewhat liberal.
Montgomery County, PA is strongly liberal. In Montgomery County, PA 62.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.4% to 36.2%.
Montgomery county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hatfield township, PA is somewhat liberal.
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania is strongly liberal.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Hatfield township, Pennsylvania: d D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Hatfield township, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,263 contributions totaling $429,964 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,284 contributions totaling $244,294 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)